Review Of German Cruiser Warfare, 1914-1918
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- 1940
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- WWI, World War, 1914-1918, Military Operations, Naval, World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval Operations
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- [London] : [Admiralty]
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- folkscanomy_history; folkscanomy; additional_collections
- Language
- English
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This book is the property of H.M. Government. Its contents are not to be communicated, either directly or indirectly, to the Press, or to any person not holding an official position in H.M. Service.
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Attention is called to the penalties attaching to any infraction of the Official Secrets Acts.
O.U. 6337 (40)
REVIEW OF GERMAN CRUISER WARFARE 1914-1918 (399/1658)
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.— SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS
Tonnage captured by raiders, length of cruise, area of operations, etc 1
Position of raiders on outbreak of war 1
Air reconnaissance. 2
Wireless communications. 2
Measures against raiders 2
Failure to protect shipping 3
Search and patrol. 3
Introduction of convoy. 3
CHAPTER II.— GERMAN CRUISER SQUADRON AND LIGHT CRUISERS
Cruiser Squadron, Emden detached from 4
Comments on British strategy prior to Coronel. 4
Attack on ralkland islands 5
Principle of cruiser warfare. 5
Possible co-operation with High Sea Fleet. 5
Search for Dresden after the Falklands Battle. 6
Emden, operations of 7
Captain Von Mueller's hints on cruiser warfare 7
Search for Emden. 8
Failure to protect shipping from. 8
Koenigsberg meets the Cape Squadron. 8
Operates in Gulf of Aden. 8
Fails to obtain coal 9
Hides in Rufiji River. 9
Measures against 9
Karlsruhe meets the Kronprinz Wilhelm . 9
Chased by Suffolk. 9
Successful operations off Coast of Brazil 10
Sunk by internal explosion. 10
Failure of search and patrol 10
CHAPTER III.— AUXILIARY CRUISERS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse breaks out from North Sea 11
Delay in meeting collier 11
Discovery of coaling anchorage 11
Destruction by Highflyer 11
Cap Trafalgar, commissioned at Trinidada Island 11
Difficulty of coaling 11
Action with Carmania 12
Kronprinz Wilhelm commissioned by Karlsruhe 12
Always coaled at sea 12
Successful operations 12
Interned at Newport News 12
Countermeasures, failure of 12
Cormoran, commissioned at Tsingtao 13
Detached from Cruiser Squadron 13
Failure to obtain coal 13
Interned at Guam 13
Prinz Eitel Friedrich, detached from Cruiser Squadron 13
Rejoins at Mas-a-fuera 13
Attacks trade off South American Coast 13
Interned at Newport News 13
Moewe, first cruise of 13
Lays mines off Orkneys and the Gironde River 14
Attacks shipping in the Atlantic 14
Returns to Germany 14
Moewe, second cruise of 14
The Samland gives the alarm 14
Captures and commissions the Saint Theodore 15
Narrow escape from the Amethyst 15
Importance of jammed wireless signals 15
Damaged in action with the Otaki 16
Failure of measures against Moewe 16
Ill Greif attempts to break the blockade Sinks Alcantara Sunk by Andes and Comus Wolf, operation orders of
Lays mines off Cape Town, Colombo and Bombay
Captures and commissions the Turritella as Iltis
Anchors at Sunday Island
Obtains coal from Wairumo
Lays three minefields in New Zealand and Australian Waters
Mines approaches to Singapore
Attacks shipping in Atlantic
Ships sunk by Wolf's mines
Scuttling of Iltis
Failure of counter-measures
Seeadler
Examined by Patia
Operations in Atlantic
Proceeds into the Pacific
Wrecked on Mopihaa Island
Counter-measures
Instructions issued by the Admiralty
Leopard
Deciphering of British signals
Attempts to evade the blockade
Sunk by Achilles and Dundee
CHAPTER IV. — FUELLING AND SUPPLY
Organisation of German supply
Auxiliary bases
Duties of naval and civilian personnel
Arrangements for supplying Cruiser Squadron in the Pacific
Arrangements for supplying Cruiser Squadron on homeward journey
Action by British diplomatic and consular officials
Fuelling arrangements of Emden
Captain Von Mueller's suggestions
Koenigsberg, breakdown of supply organisation
Karlsruhe, details of coal supply
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, delay in obtaining coal
Kronprinz Wilhelm, details of coaling at sea and dependence on prizes
CHAPTER V.— INTELLIGENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS
German Intelligence Organisation
New York centre
Repeating ship at Pernambuco
Las Palmas centre
Devices to outwit censorship
Shanghai centre
Intelligence organisation off Coast of Chile
News of Invincible at Abrolhos obtained by deciphering or espionage
British wireless signals of great value to German raiders
Assists Von Spee in concentration against Cradock
Helps Emden, Karlsruhe and Kronprinz Wilhelm to evade pursuers
Remarks of Captains of Karlsruhe and Kronprinz Wilhelm
Caution of German raiders in use of wireless
Wireless of 10th Cruiser Squadron supplies vital information
Possible explanation of excessive wireless signalling by British cruisers
Capture of British merchant ships due to same cause
False reports and rumours
Wireless as a method of spreading misleading information
Koenigsberg simulates wireless traffic of ships at sea
False reports spread by Dresden and Karlsruhe
APPENDIX.— ANCHORAGES USED BY RAIDERS
Pacific Ocean — North
Pacific Ocean — South
Atlantic Ocean — North
Atlantic Ocean — South
Tierra del Fuego and Magellan Straits Area Indian Ocean
LIST OF PLATES.
Plate.
I. Track of German Cruiser S.M.S. Emden and S.M.S. Koenigsberg.
II. Track of German Cruiser S.M.S. Karlsruhe.
III. Track of German Cruiser S.M.S. Karlsruhe, 30th August to 25th October, 1914.
IV. Track of German. Auxiliary Cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm.
V. Track of German Auxiliary Cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
VI. Track of German Auxiliary Cruiser Moewe, Northern Portion, 1st Voyage.
VII. Track of German Auxiliary Cruiser Moewe, Southern Portion, 1st Voyage.
VIII. Track of German Auxiliary Cruiser Moewe, Northern Portion, 2nd Voyage.
IX. Track of German Auxiliary Cruiser Moewe, Southern Portion, 2nd Voyage.
X. Track of German Auxiliary Cruiser Wolf, Northern Portion, Outward Bound.
XI. Track of German Auxiliary Cruiser Wolf.
XII. Track of German Auxiliary Cruiser Wolf, Northern Portion, Homeward Bound.
XIII. Track of German Auxiliary Cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse.
XIV. Track of German Auxiliary Cruiser Cap Trafalgar.
XV. Track of German Auxiliary Cruiser Seeadler.
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15 folding maps in pocket inside back cover
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January 6, 2016
Subject: A very good scan
Subject: A very good scan
Foldout maps and full text carefully scanned.
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Subject: Extremely Useful Report
Subject: Extremely Useful Report
This is an extremely useful summary of German raider operations in World War 1, even though it was done in 1940. The discussion of the use of radio and radio intercepts is extremely interesting.
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